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Morning Skate Report - 10/02: Copp to Detroit's PP1, Fowler displaces Broberg on top PP and we're still awaiting Barkov's MRI results

Published 2 October 2026, 2:37 pm ET

What changed at the morning skates for Friday's 5 games, as of 2:27 pm ET.

Starting goalies

  • The Rangers at Detroit, 6:30 pm ET: the Rangers not confirmed vs John Gibson (likely, @AnsarKhanMLive)
  • Washington at Carolina, 7:00 pm ET: Logan Thompson (confirmed) vs Brandon Bussi (confirmed, @corylav)
  • Boston at Winnipeg, 8:00 pm ET: Jeremy Swayman (confirmed, @bellefraser1) vs Stuart Skinner (likely, @MitchellClinton)
  • St. Louis at Dallas, 9:00 pm ET: Joel Hofer (likely) vs Jake Oettinger (confirmed, @Lassimak)
  • Anaheim at Vegas, 10:00 pm ET: Lukas Dostal (likely, @PatrickCPresent) vs Vegas not confirmed

Lineup changes

Each team's morning-skate lineup against the lineup it dressed for its last game; changed units are in bold.

Detroit vs the Rangers, 6:30 pm ET

Lines from @ansarkhanmlive.

  • Copp replaces Larkin on the top power play (Larkin is not in the lineup).
  • DeBrincat moves to the top line (from the second line).
  • Copp moves to the top line (from the second line).
  • Johansson moves to the top pair (from the second pair).
  • Larkin is out (injured).
  • Edvinsson is out (injured).
  • Danielson draws in.
UnitTonightLast game
L1DeBrincat - Copp - RaymondFinnie - Larkin - Raymond
L2Finnie - Compher - ArvidssonDeBrincat - Copp - Compher
L3Rasmussen - Kasper - KolesarArvidsson - Kasper - Appleton
L4Appleton - Danielson - Brandsegg-NygÃ¥rdKolesar - Rasmussen - Brandsegg-Nygård
D1Johansson - SeiderSeider - Edvinsson
D2Chiarot - Sandin-PellikkaFaulk - Johansson
D3Faulk - JohanssonSandin-Pellikka - Chiarot
PP1Arvidsson, Copp, DeBrincat, Raymond, SeiderRaymond, DeBrincat, Larkin, Seider, Arvidsson
PP2Rasmussen, Kasper, Sandin-Pellikka, Finnie, FaulkCopp, Finnie, Faulk, Compher, Sandin-Pellikka

Washington at Carolina, 7:00 pm ET

Lines from @johnwaltonpxp.

  • Ovechkin replaces Kyrou on the top power play (Kyrou moves to PP2).
  • Dubois joins the top power play (from PP2).
  • Dubois moves to the top line (from the second line).
  • Wilson moves to the top line (from the second line).
  • Roy moves to the top pair (from the second pair).
  • Frank is scratched.
UnitTonightLast game
L1Tuch - Dubois - WilsonTuch - Strome - Kyrou
L2Ovechkin - Strome - LeonardProtas - Dubois - Wilson
L3A. Protas - I. Protas - KyrouFrank - Jenner - Leonard
L4Jenner - Sourdif - BeauvillierProtas - Sourdif - Beauvillier
D1Chychrun - RoyChychrun - Fehérváry
D2Fehérváry - LiljegrenHutson - Roy
D3Hutson - DesharnaisLiljegren - Desharnais
PP1Ovechkin, Chychrun, Strome, Dubois, WilsonStrome, Wilson, Kyrou, Chychrun
PP2Leonard, Hutson, Kyrou, Tuch, ProtasTuch, Dubois, Leonard, Jenner, Hutson

Carolina vs Washington, 7:00 pm ET

Lines from @waltruff.

UnitTonightLast game
L1Svechnikov - Aho - RobinsonBlake - Stankoven - Hall
L2Hall - Stankoven - BlakeEhlers - Staal - Martinook
L3Ehlers - Staal - MartinookAho - Robinson - Svechnikov
L4Carrier - Jankowski - DeslauriersJankowski - Carrier - Deslauriers
D1Slavin - ChatfieldWalker - Miller
D2Miller - WalkerSlavin - Chatfield
D3Gostisbehere - Alexis LegaultGostisbehere - Alexis Legault
PP1Ehlers, Gostisbehere, Aho, Blake, SvechnikovBlake, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, Gostisbehere
PP2Staal, Miller, Stankoven, Hall, JankowskiMiller, Hall, Stankoven, Jankowski, Staal

Winnipeg vs Boston, 8:00 pm ET

Lines from @mitchellclinton.

  • Yager was sent to the AHL.
  • Salomonsson is out (on injured reserve).
  • Bauer draws in.
  • Namestnikov draws in.
UnitTonightLast game
L1Connor - Scheifele - PerfettiConnor - Scheifele - Perfetti
L2Rosen - Björck - VilardiRosen - Bjorck - Vilardi
L3Barron - Lowry - LambertBarron - Lowry - Lambert
L4Niederreiter - Namestnikov - IafalloNiederreiter - Yager - Iafallo
D1Morrissey - DeMeloMorrissey - DeMelo
D2Samberg - PionkPionk - Ferraro
D3Ferraro - BauerSamberg - Salomonsson
PP1Scheifele, Connor, Vilardi, Morrissey, PerfettiScheifele, Connor, Vilardi, Morrissey, Perfetti
PP2Iafallo, Björck, Niederreiter, Pionk, NamestnikovIafallo, Bjorck, Niederreiter, Pionk, Rosen

St. Louis at Dallas, 9:00 pm ET

Lines from @jprutherford.

  • Fowler replaces Broberg on the top power play (Broberg is off the power play).
  • Jiricek moves to the top pair (did not play last game).
  • Mailloux is out (on injured reserve).
  • Sundqvist was sent to the AHL.
  • Stenberg was sent to the AHL.
  • Berggren draws in.
  • Johnston draws in.
UnitTonightLast game
L1Holloway - Thomas - SnuggerudHolloway - Thomas - Snuggerud
L2Buchnevich - McTavish - McMichaelBuchnevich - McMichael - McTavish
L3Neighbours - Dvorsky - BerggrenNeighbours - Suter - Sundqvist
L4Toropchenko - Suter - JohnstonStenberg - Dvorsky - Toropchenko
D1Broberg - JiricekBroberg - Mailloux
D2Lindstein - ParaykoParayko - Lindstein
D3Fowler - CarloFowler - Carlo
PP1Snuggerud, Thomas, Holloway, McTavish, FowlerThomas, Snuggerud, Buchnevich, McTavish, Broberg
PP2Buchnevich, Dvorsky, Neighbours, McMichael, JiricekHolloway, McMichael, Neighbours, Fowler, Mailloux

Dallas vs St. Louis, 9:00 pm ET

Lines from @samnestler.

  • Hemming was sent to the AHL.
  • Hyry draws in.
UnitTonightLast game
L1Hryckowian - Johnston - RantanenHryckowian - Johnston - Rantanen
L2Robertson - Hintz - SeguinRobertson - Hintz - Seguin
L3Steel - Hyry - BennSteel - Hemming - Benn
L4Bäck - Faksa - KivirantaBäck - Faksa - Kiviranta
D1Heiskanen - HarleyHeiskanen - Harley
D2Lindell - LundkvistLindell - Lundkvist
D3Myers - BichselMyers - Bichsel
PP1Heiskanen, Rantanen, Robertson, Johnston, HintzRantanen, Robertson, Johnston, Hintz, Heiskanen
PP2Harley, Lindell, Hryckowian, Benn, SeguinHarley, Benn, Seguin, Hryckowian

Anaheim at Vegas, 10:00 pm ET

Lines from @patrickcpresent.

  • Greer moves to the top line (did not play last game).
  • Gauthier moves to the top line (from the second line).
  • Luneau moves to the top pair (from the second pair).
  • Jensen is scratched.
  • Klepov is scratched.
  • McQueen is scratched.
  • Colangelo is scratched.
  • Caulfield draws in.
  • Nesterenko draws in.
  • Warren draws in.
UnitTonightLast game
L1Greer - Carlsson - GauthierKlepov - Carlsson - Sennecke
L2Killorn - Granlund - SenneckeKillorn - Granlund - Gauthier
L3Vatrano - Poehling - NesterenkoMcQueen - Poehling - Vatrano
L4Malott - Washe - CaulfieldMalott - Washe - Colangelo
D1LaCombe - LuneauLaCombe - Hinds
D2Mintyukov - MitchellMintyukov - Luneau
D3Hinds - WarrenJensen - Mitchell
PP1Sennecke, Carlsson, Gauthier, LaCombe, GranlundSennecke, Carlsson, Gauthier, LaCombe, Granlund
PP2Poehling, Killorn, Vatrano, Luneau, GreerKlepov, Poehling, Killorn, Vatrano, Luneau

No morning-skate lineup yet for the Rangers, Boston, Vegas.

Roster moves

  • Dennis Gilbert (BUF): sent to the AHL.
  • Ryan Ufko (NSH): sent to Milwaukee (AHL), per Nick Kieser 2026-10-02.

Injury updates

  • Aleksander Barkov (FLA) is day-to-day (knee).
  • Gustav Forsling (FLA) is day-to-day (upper body).
  • Nikita Grebenkin (PHI) is day-to-day (undisclosed).
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